The so-called Statuto Albertino ("Albertine Statute") is the constitution that King Charles Albert of Savoy conceded to the Kingdom of Sardinia (including also most parts of north-western Italy, such as Piedmont) on March 4, 1848. Charles Albert (October 2, 1798_July 28, 1849) was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, Aosta and King of Sardinia from 1831 to 1849. ... Sardinia (Sardigna, Sardinna or Sardinnia in the Sardinian language, Sardegna in Italian, Sardenya in Catalan), is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily is the largest), between Italy, Spain and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ... Piedmont is a region of northwestern Italy. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Historically, the Statuto was proclaimed only because of the concern of revolutionary insurrection which agitated Italy at the time (and Charles Albert was only following the example of other Italian rulers), but it was the only constitution surviving the repression that followed the First war of independence in Italy (1848-1849). The Statuto remained at the base of the kingdom's legal system even after Italian unification was achieved and the Kingdom of Sardinia turned into the Kingdom of Italy. Even if it suffered deep modifications, especially during the fascist dictatorship of Benito Mussolini (who, however, ruled with the tacit approval of king Victor Emmanuel III), it was never formally abrogated until Italy assumed the republican form of government in 1946. // The Italian states in 1848 As with Germany, there was no Italy at the time of the Revolutions of 1848, but a hodge-podge of states. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Italian unification process Italian unification (Italian: Risorgimento) was the political and social process that unified disparate countries of the Italian peninsula into the single nation of Italy between the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. ... There have been several entities known as the Kingdom of Italy. ... Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, was the authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ... Benito Mussolini created a fascist state through the use of propaganda, total control of the media and disassembly of the working democratic government. ... Victor Emmanuel III Victor Emmanuel III (Italian: Vittorio Emanuele III) (November 11, 1869 - December 28, 1947), nicknamed The Soldier, was the King of Italy (July 29, 1900 - May 9, 1946), and claimed the titles Emperor of Ethiopia (1936 - 1943) and King of Albania (1939 - 1943). ... In a broad definition a republic is a state or country that is led by people who do not base their political power on any principle beyond the control of the people living in that state or country. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

In its original version, it instituted a Parliament formed by a Senate entirely nominated by the king and a lower elected House of Deputies. The king retained extensive powers, even if they were rarely used in reality. The debating chamber or hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels. ...

External links

• The Italian text of the Statuto Albertino.